One would most accurately describe H.M.'s memory problems as the inability to form:
A) short-term memories.
B) new implicit memories.
C) new episodic memories.
D) new procedural memories.

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H.M.'s memory problems were specifically related to his inability to form new episodic memories, which involve the ability to recall autobiographical events and experiences. He could still form some new procedural memories (such as learning new motor skills) and he retained much of his long-term memory prior to the surgery, but he could not form new explicit memories of personally experienced events.

One Would Most Accurately Describe H